We are blessed with many complex emotions. Relationships of many types - boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, brother, sister and so many more. Every one of us deserves to be safe from emotional and physical threat in all of our relationships. In an unsafe relationship, you can't express yourself authentically. An unsafe relationship is not necessarily an abusive relationship, but it can be. It is important to recognize the signs of an unsafe relationship because such relationships have the potential to escalate to an abusive relationship.
There are some signs of unsafe relationships:
- Dishonesty
- Hostility
- Disrespect
- Physical violence/abuse
- Sexual violence
In unsafe relationships, people believe that they are right and others wrong, tend to blame the counter-part, does not take any personal responsibility, avoids connection and closeness, and carries bitterness and resentments. Communication is one of the major driving elements of any relationship be it for developing one, or maintaining an already existent one. In fact most of the misunderstandings in any relationship are due lack of communication. All relationships should have respect as the bare minimum required, especially in an intimate relationship. People in a relationship should be equal and while they should be responsible to each other, they should not have to complain about every action of the other person.
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